O's @ Yankees April 6th

[Tony-OH]

 

[Il BuonO]

Decent turn by Ruiz.

[eddie83]

4 minutes ago, Philip said:

Now a good manager would have been paying attention, would have anticipated an early exit, and would get somebody up before necessary so as to avoid a bunch of guys on base. I was eating dinner so I missed it, so can somebody tell me whether our manager did this? Or is he just now getting somebody up, with two guys on base courtesy of walks?

 

Asking for a friend...

He doesn’t want over half the staff to have Tommy John surgery by Memorial Day. 

[HowAboutThat]

I really would like to know, though, exactly when did Hyde get someone up? Was it after one guy walked, two guys walked, or was it after the third guy walked?

[maybenxtyr]

Just now, Philip said:

Are you saying that a manager should ignore his starters pitch count or performance? I’m thinking not.
Sometimes a guy just doesn’t have it, and when you throw ~75 pitches in three innings, you don’t have it, and the manager needs to be prepared for that, he wasn’t yesterday and he’s not now.

Fifth game of a long season. You can't blow a BP out in the first month.

[Il BuonO]

I wish to Hell this guy would stop talking over Palmer.

[Tony-OH]

Just now, Il BuonO said:

Decent turn by Ruiz.

It was slow with a long arm action. He'll need to quicken that up to get those close DPs.

[eddie83]

Just now, Tony-OH said:

 

Continuation of what we saw this spring. He has the stuff. That’s not the question. 

[spiritof66]

Just now, maybenxtyr said:

He's not a Rule V guy.

Thanks. I knew that, was kidding about what bad move Hyde would make next. YES hadn't said who was warming when I started the post.

[Natty]

First DP for us.

[HowAboutThat]

Just now, eddie83 said:

He doesn’t want over half the staff to have Tommy John surgery by Memorial Day. 

Well then why bother to pull him now? Concede the game, go out there and tell him he’s got to take his lumps.

No, that’s not logical.
 

Hyde was engaging in wishful thinking without being aware of his starters limits or trends, and he wasn’t prepared. That’s on him.

 

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, Philip said:

I really would like to know, though, exactly when did Hyde get someone up? Was it after one guy walked, two guys walked, or was it after the third guy walked?

You can’t manage aggressively early on in the year. Playoffs of course, late in year sure. Not now. 

[bpilktree]

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

I really would like to know, though, exactly when did Hyde get someone up? Was it after one guy walked, two guys walked, or was it after the third guy walked?

Most likely 1st walk as it takes usually two batters to get ready unless you really stall.

 

[spiritof66]

Umpire has been all over the place, making a lot of calls arbitrarily.

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, maybenxtyr said:

Fifth game of a long season. You can't blow a BP out in the first month.

But it could mean the difference between 62 and 63 wins.